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A still from the film of KD Lang and some musicians from Mali playing M'bolon and N'goni instruments on the song "Wounded In All The Right Places"-an example of cross cultural collaboration in "What About Me."
It sounds like a combination of National Geographic, Oprah and a world music concert. A sort of "what the bleep" that explores seven topics of human existence with a lot of music thrown in.
The film "What About Me" took 4 years to make in 50 locations around the world. Its mission, say its two filmmakers Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman, was to "seek the truth in many countries"- the relative truth to such topics universal to the human experience: Love, anger, sex, old age, death and joy. Its seven segments are titled: Wounded, The Wanting & the Freedom, Love & Need, Men and Women, Bombardment, Grace and The Journey.
The project - called a poignant, emotional and entertaining time capsule of humanity at its most inspirational by its creators - encompassed a TV series in the U.K., a 104-minute film and an album. The film, which folks in Grass Valley will get to see Saturday because of a local connection, is being rolled out in European theaters with a showing in London on July 6 (Kilburn Festival).
The film "What About Me" took 4 years to make in 50 locations around the world. Its mission, say its two filmmakers Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman, was to "seek the truth in many countries"- the relative truth to such topics universal to the human experience: Love, anger, sex, old age, death and joy. Its seven segments are titled: Wounded, The Wanting & the Freedom, Love & Need, Men and Women, Bombardment, Grace and The Journey.
The project - called a poignant, emotional and entertaining time capsule of humanity at its most inspirational by its creators - encompassed a TV series in the U.K., a 104-minute film and an album. The film, which folks in Grass Valley will get to see Saturday because of a local connection, is being rolled out in European theaters with a showing in London on July 6 (Kilburn Festival).
Catto and Bridgeman started with basic music tracks, then took a laptop and battery-powered mobile recording studio to record musicians adding their part. They wove it all together to create true world music.
On their website (www.whataboutme.tv, where you can see a 13 minute clip from the film) they have a quote from Bono. He called them "two genius filmmakers" in an introduction to the documentary on the making of the duo's first film, "1 Giant Leap" (2002), which aired frequently on the National Geographic channel.
The other amazing thing about this Saturday evening is people will get to dance after the filming. Yes, DJ Dragonfly, known in the Bay Area for his Groove Garden events, will be spinning records and drumming in energetic sets.
What a night!
To add this amazing combination, the event is benefiting Sustainable Harvest International, an organization that collaborates with local community in developing countries to develop sustainable agricultural practices; these, of course, help reduce global warming from slash and burn farming, and better enable them to feed their local community. Find out more about this at www.sustainableharvest.org.
On their website (www.whataboutme.tv, where you can see a 13 minute clip from the film) they have a quote from Bono. He called them "two genius filmmakers" in an introduction to the documentary on the making of the duo's first film, "1 Giant Leap" (2002), which aired frequently on the National Geographic channel.
The other amazing thing about this Saturday evening is people will get to dance after the filming. Yes, DJ Dragonfly, known in the Bay Area for his Groove Garden events, will be spinning records and drumming in energetic sets.
What a night!
To add this amazing combination, the event is benefiting Sustainable Harvest International, an organization that collaborates with local community in developing countries to develop sustainable agricultural practices; these, of course, help reduce global warming from slash and burn farming, and better enable them to feed their local community. Find out more about this at www.sustainableharvest.org.
KNOW & GO
WHAT: "What About Me," a film about the human condition with an extensive worldwide music track. Plus a dance.
WHEN: Saturday with doors opening at 7 p.m., screeeing at 8, and dancing at 10.
WHERE: Center for the Arts, 314 W. Main St.
ADMISSION: Tickets are $18 for the whole night; $10 for dancing only, available at the door at 10 p.m. Tickets are available through the Center for the Arts Box Office, (530) 274-8384, ext. 14; at the center's usual ticket outlets; or online at www.thecenterforthearts.org; also at the door, if available.
INFORMATION: Call 274-8384, ext. 14, or e-mail info@thecenterforthearts.org
THE CAST
Appearing in the film are such notable musicians as Santana, Michael Franti, KD Lang and Michael Stipe, along with world music royalty such as Baaba Maal, Lila Downs, Rokia Traore, Oumou Sangare and Zap Mama; also Chinese rappers, Gabonese Pygmies and Bedouin musicians.
Beyond the music, the producers sought out the wisdom of people such as Eckhart Tolle, Noam Chomsky, Gabrielle Roth, Stephen Fry and the people they met along the journey: brain surgeons, grave diggers and taxi drivers.
INFORMATION: Call 274-8384, ext. 14, or e-mail info@thecenterforthearts.org
THE CAST
Appearing in the film are such notable musicians as Santana, Michael Franti, KD Lang and Michael Stipe, along with world music royalty such as Baaba Maal, Lila Downs, Rokia Traore, Oumou Sangare and Zap Mama; also Chinese rappers, Gabonese Pygmies and Bedouin musicians.
Beyond the music, the producers sought out the wisdom of people such as Eckhart Tolle, Noam Chomsky, Gabrielle Roth, Stephen Fry and the people they met along the journey: brain surgeons, grave diggers and taxi drivers.
